The panel van defined a generation of Australian youth. June Opperman, President of the Sunstate Panel Van Club, joins Bill Woods to discuss why these 70s icons are now worth more than a modern SUV. 

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The panel van defined a generation of Australian youth. June Opperman, President of the Sunstate Panel Van Club, joins Bill Woods to discuss why these 70s icons are now worth more than a modern SUV.&nbsp;
Listen to Bill Woods live on air from 8pm Monday to Thursday, and 7pm Friday - on 2GB Sydney, 4BC Brisbane, and network radio stations across Australia

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The Shaggin’ Wagon: Why the Iconic Australian Panel Van Never Truly Died

It’s a statistic that’ll make you think twice before cleaning the gutters. In just two years, one hospital alone saw nearly 200 admissions for ladder falls and a third were seniors. Dr. Ross Walker joins Bill Woods to deliver a blunt warning: if you're over 60, don't get up a ladder. 

Listen to Bill Woods live on air from 8pm Monday to Thursday, and 7pm Friday - on 2GB Sydney, 4BC Brisbane, and network radio stations across Australia

It&rsquo;s a statistic that&rsquo;ll make you think twice before cleaning the gutters. In just two years, one hospital alone saw nearly 200 admissions for ladder falls and a third were seniors.&nbsp;Dr. Ross Walker joins Bill Woods to deliver a blunt warning: if you're over 60, don't get up a ladder.&nbsp;
Listen to Bill Woods live on air from 8pm Monday to Thursday, and 7pm Friday - on 2GB Sydney, 4BC Brisbane, and network radio stations across Australia

The Lethal Ladder: Why Over-60s Should Ditch the DIY and Call a Tradie

Summer Nights with Bill Woods - Wednesday, 14 January 2026

It’s the sharp end of a national failure. Craig Gear (CEO of Older Persons Advocacy Network) unpacks why 2,500 medically fit Australians can’t leave the hospital: there simply isn't a bed for them. Gear discusses the immense strain on families, the workforce crisis, and the "investability" of the sector according to the latest CBRE Seniors Living Report.

Listen to Bill Woods live on air from 8pm Monday to Thursday, and 7pm Friday - on 2GB Sydney, 4BC Brisbane, and network radio stations across Australia

It&rsquo;s the sharp end of a national failure.&nbsp;Craig Gear (CEO of Older Persons Advocacy Network) unpacks why 2,500 medically fit Australians can&rsquo;t leave the hospital: there simply isn't a bed for them. Gear discusses the immense strain on families, the workforce crisis, and the "investability" of the sector according to the latest CBRE Seniors Living Report.
Listen to Bill Woods live on air from 8pm Monday to Thursday, and 7pm Friday - on 2GB Sydney, 4BC Brisbane, and network radio stations across Australia

The Shaggin’ Wagon: Why the Iconic Australian Panel Van Never Truly Died

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